Doos Jarus's definitions

metaphoricature

the metaphorical and non-literal counterpart to literature

Literature isn't literal, but it's still not as metaphorical as metaphoricature!

by Doos Jarus September 8, 2020

Binoccupy

occupation of binoculars by a ghost, possibly one's deceased spouse

The ghost of our home's last owner might binoccupy this pair of zoom lens.

by Doos Jarus July 18, 2020

dumbterfuge

dumb subterfuge

Playing games with one another can be a form of dumbterfuge, as much as it could be an expression of ludic love.

by Doos Jarus April 10, 2021

breakup seed

when your partner wants to break up, and they gradually keep bringing it up until you let them have their way

She planted the breakup seed last New Year's, and we were done five months later.

by Doos Jarus December 31, 2020

Quarning

A quarantine warning, particularly during pandemic times

The government issued a quarning in response to coronavirus.

by Doos Jarus March 25, 2020

verile

very virile

I am a verile man, full of passion and guts!

by Doos Jarus January 12, 2021

massion

mastered passion

David Hume thought that reason is the slave of passion; however, he neglected to consider tamed massion, which a person channels willfully.

by Doos Jarus September 8, 2020